29th April - Law News

Edition 4141: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: The process of recruiting a new Supreme Court Justice begins today (28 April 2023), following the announcement of Lord Kitchin's forthcoming retirement. Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, announces the recruitment and gives details about the role.

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Supreme Court justice fears hearings now 'invisible' to public | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/BMP58
  
• Linklaters aims for 50% remote workers for redesigned ALS offering - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/awyC9
  
• PMet Police has not learned from Stephen Port case - watchdog https://shorturl.at/bhxAH
  
• Anthony Gold pays tribute to former senior partner | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/gpwC3
  
• Profits up at listed law firm as it looks to sell litigation funding arm - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/puzC3
  
• Sexual assault victim who named her attacker in blog defeats his libel action - High court judge rules Nina Cresswell’s account of Billy Hay’s attack is true on the balance of probabilities https://tinyurl.com/wr4jb2wu
  
• How can I make a complaint in the most effective way? https://shorturl.at/bfwLO
  
• Sexual assault survivors welcome Scottish plans to scrap ‘not proven’ verdict - Other proposals include pilot of judge-only trials for rape cases https://tinyurl.com/4m6phhmn
  
• Singer Katy Perry has lost a trademark battle with an Australian fashion designer called Katie Perry. Katie Taylor, who sells clothes under her birth name Katie Perry, sued the pop star. Justice Brigitte Markovic #Australia https://shorturl.at/hrzJR
  
• Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes again delays start of 11-year prison term #US https://shorturl.at/irwE9